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If you have not already done so, now is the time to plant fall food plots for white-tailed deer and other wildlife. We receive many questions about the best forage to plant and if commercially available blends are acceptable. If you purchase a commercial blend, be certain that you are aware of all plants in the mix and that they are suited to the soil type. As an alternative to commercial blends, it is hard to beat a mixture of wheat, oats, rye and turnips for fall food plots. As with any crop, forage quantity and quality can be positively influenced with proper fertility so be sure to collect soil samples and fertilize according to soil test results.
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Articles by Chuck Coffey
What To Do With Extra Grass
by Chuck Coffey
7 ratings: 
With the much appreciated rains we received in August, available forage for grazing in the fall of 2008 is more abundant than we expected. And it couldn't have come at a better time.
Articles by Lori Heman
Articles by Jim Johnson
Weed Control in Wheat for Grain
by Jim Johnson
With current commodity prices, there is much more interest in growing wheat for grain. This means that the cool-season annual grasses that were used as forage when fields were grazed and/or hayed are now weeds that need to be controlled.
Eragrostis tef - Is it a Viable Forage Alternative?
by Jim Johnson
Eragrostis tef is a warm-season annual grass from Ethiopia related to lovegrass. It has historically been grown in northern Africa for the seed, which is used to make bread. In the United States, teff is being promoted for forage and grain.
Articles by Dustin Oswald
Profit Potential in Wheat for Grain
by Eddie Funderburg
and Dustin Oswald
5 ratings: 
Since it looks like wheat may be $8 per bushel at harvest in 2009, many producers are considering planting it strictly for grain. This can be profitable in some situations with good management, cost control and high yields. Unfortunately, costs have increased at a very fast pace and have diminished profit margins.
Articles by Russell Stevens
Basic Wildlife Habitat Management Makes "Cents"
by Russell Stevens
3 ratings: 
Food plots and feeders are intensive management practices and, while widely used, they are not real habitat improvement practices in most cases. Usually, they only work as supplemental feeding to concentrate wildlife populations for improved harvest success or observation.
Did You See Many Bucks This Fall?
by Russell Stevens
Among deer hunters, this is a common question each year. Answers range from subtle facts to outright hyperbole. The commonality is that most deer hunters dream of taking a big buck home or at least seeing several bucks that they can pass and allow to grow larger.
Articles by Steve Upson
Give Your Lawn a SIP
by Steve Upson
3 ratings:
Recently, Al Sutherland, OSU Mesonet agriculture coordinator, introduced me to another tool the folks at Mesonet have developed to assist homeowners and professional groundskeepers. This new tool, known as SIP, "Simple Irrigation Plan," was created to answer the most commonly asked questions when it comes to irrigating turfgrass. When should I water? How long should I run it?
Necessity Leads to Hoop House Invention
by Steve Upson
7 ratings: 
During my tenure with the Noble Foundation, I've had the opportunity to meet many innovative growers. I met one such person this past September on the farm of Tod and Jamie Hanley at a hoop house conference sponsored by the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
Articles by Robert Wells
Interesting Times for Cattle Economics
by Robert Wells
9 ratings:
There is an old Chinese curse that says, "May you live in interesting times." The current era in the livestock industry is about as interesting as most of us can stand. I believe we are in the midst of a paradigm shift. The cattle industry of tomorrow will almost certainly look different than it has in recent years.
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